The Right Scoop- Anonymous
Given that debates are designed for scrapping it out. Like pugalist
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez
tap-tap!
- Anonymous
Expectations are high for the Ging, but I think people will be satisfied with a descent performance.
- Anonymous
Please! I’d like to see them gang up on Obama, not each other!
- http://113tidbits.com tonyknuckles
oblahblah will refuse to debate…the media will allow him to skirt debates..mark my words
- Anonymous
he may as well wear skirt too, lol
- Anonymous
Bingo! You are so right!
- Anonymous
This is NBC, right? Do you suppose that they will forget to ask Newt anything?
The debate may well be like TRS’ polls, only this time they will leave out Newt. (Now I know there are good and worthy reasons why Paul is left off our polls, so don’t jump me. I saw the Drudge report poll where Paul won the SC primary. Guess I just missed something there)
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_6OHPEHB4CY3X6GEGFS63DAC6MI TannerE
speaking time:
Qs xtra TOT Minutes
Romney 16 13 29 (37%) 1328 (33%)
Gingrich 13 17 30 (38%) 1190 (30%)
Santorum 9 2 11 (14%) 847 (21%)
Paul 8 1 9 (11%) 611 (15%) - Anonymous
My question was facetious, toward NBC, not the candidates. But thanks for the math quiz. The answer is 7.
- Anonymous
Hot damn! It’s too bad I’m tired LOL b/c I love a good fight. I’ll just listen to Rush give me the highlights tomorrow.
- Anonymous
Rush is off tomorrow. Mark Steyn is filling in. So that should be funny considering how much he loathes Newt.
- Anonymous
Who does he support then?
I’ll pass then b/c Mark Steyn is a big snore compared to Rush.
- StNikao
They will have the full video of the debate here:
http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2011-2012-primary-debate-schedule/And probably here at The Right Scoop.
- Anonymous
Thank you!
- Anonymous
Romney is probably going to try to destroy Gingrich’s credibility based on services provided to the Macs and the ethics violations charges that were leveled against him.
Well now we know that Romney is not that innocent either:
Romney Blasts Gingrich’s Payments From Freddie Mac While Also Profiting From The Mortgage Giant
http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/01/23/409580/romney-fannie-freddie-profit/
And though the ethics violations charges were all dismissed to the last one, it will be interesting to hear them spar.
- http://113tidbits.com tonyknuckles
Ging destroys mittens tonight…mittens packs it in tomorrow
- Anonymous
We can dream can’t we? Mittens has a huge warchest… he’ll run until it runs out (and likely suffer another failed presidential run in the process).
- http://twitter.com/113KriEger 13Krieger
I wonder who is gonna tag who first? Who gets first blood?
Also, since Ron Paul is polling less than undecided according to the latest Rassmussen poll shouldn’t old nutbag just drop out? It’s pretty clear you have no message when undecided is beating you. lol
- puma_for_life
He’s polling better than Santorum in Florida and is second to Mitt when it comes to beating Obama. Teh one who needs to drop out is the sanctimonious doughboy Santorum and the ethically challenged Gingrich. Neither of them is even on all 50 state ballots so there is no way either of them can get the nomination. Only Romney and Paul are on all ballots.
- puma_for_life
Oh give me a break. I suppose you are a values voter; you know, someone who boos the golden rule and votes for an ethicallly and morally bankrupt snake.
- puma_for_life
Above comment in wrong place and I can’t edit for some reason. sorry.
- Anonymous
I’m not trying to pick a fight, but Ron Paul will not win the GOP nomination. He is NOT a Repubican and he has some chinks in his armor.
Santorum offers a viable alternative to Newt, Mittens, and Ron Paul… all of the candidates appeal to different people in different ways.
And please try not to be one of the typical rabid Ron Paul supporters and attack Rick in such an ugly fashion. If Santorum drops out of the race (most likely due to a lack of funds), then Newt benefits and Paul won’t pick up any of Rick’s votes.
- puma_for_life
Oh, I see, but it is ok to refer to Paul as an old nutbag and portray him with a tinfoil hat; call his supporters crazy and deranged and portray them in other derogatory way. But, please, do not dare attack the other doughboys; that is just ugly. Puhleese…stop the hypocrisy.
- Anonymous
You obviously have a chip on shoulder and have taken my words way out of context by reading them through your anger and frustration. Do you honestly think that Santorum is holding Ron Paul down in the polls? Is that the basis for why Paul supporters hate Santorum so passionately… and not Mittens or Newt?
Ron Paul will not win the GOP nomination… you really have to come to grips with that. He is a Libertarian who hates Repubicans (and they deserve contempt btw). A large percentage of the country doesn’t buy what he’s selling. He’s brilliant on 80% of things and horrible on 20%. He’s not resonating. And the Repubican establishment won’t embrace him and his aggresive vision or changes. Heck, the Repubican establishment hates conservatives too (especially the Tea Party).
As I said, I’m not trying to pick a fight with you. I’ve been respectful with you and tried to state my position coherently and objectively. If you don’t like what I’m writing, cool – speak out. But to lash out as you did, reinforces the stereotype I was pointing out. There’s no need for that…
- Anonymous
You are not thinking soberly here. (Sorry for the play off your name) Think about what you have said….
“The Repubican (your spelling) establishment won’t embrace him and his aggresive (also your spelling) vision or changes.”
Isn’t that what the tea party wants? Someone who is not the status quo?You say “he’s not resonating” – but you look at the dogmatic and “frantic” enthusiasm of his followers and say he is not resonating. He is resonating – with some. So now – the question is – why is he resonating with some and not others? What is causing this?
The difference between his supporters and his detractors is that they have read one of his books where his positions are carefully and cogently explained. Once you read them – a light goes off and – you wake up.
I was where you are at now – just a little over four years ago. Very conservative – very Rush Limbaugh – faithful Hannity & Colmes watcher. (I couldn’t listen to Levin – not because I didn’t like his content – just couldn’t stand his voice) I heard Paul’s speech in Iowa and my questioning began.
I strongly recommend you read his book “Liberty Defined”. It is very inexpensive and I promise you will change your mind – like I did.
Spend a few minutes watching this recording of Fox – and leaving out the bias of the person who put it together – ask yourself – how would I have taken this if I had watched this?
You can’t start asking questions till you ask the first one. Sometimes – it takes someone else to get you started – hopefully – I’m that person!
- Anonymous
I currently support Santorum, although I’m not against Ron Paul either. My problem with RP is that he explains his foreign policy poorly. He comes off as one who is mocking external threats to this country and isn’t taking them seriously. I think a lot of his problems stem from there. Everyone loves his domestic ideas, surprising how someone else hasn’t subscribed to those yet either, IMO.
But his description of his FP is where he loses a lot of votes. I’m all for scaling down foreign spending especially foreign aid. RP needs to look at how he’s talking about bringing everyone (in the military) home from overseas and articulate that better without seeming like he’s mocking foreign threats.
Plus in this age of “I want it now” his explanations take too long where as others can be put into “soundbites”.
I hope he does well in the very least as to continue to expand the message of liberty and constitutionality and force those as a serious issues as Cain did with taxes. When Cain was in half the debates were about taxes and how people would change them now, it barely gets into any debates.
- Anonymous
I agree with everything you are saying – especially his foreign policy. I wince when it he talks about it – because I know what his intent is (massing at home rather than abroad) but it doesn’t come across as that.
Ron Paul’s position on the tax thing is based on the moral principle that you are not owned by the government and they have no right to take your property. There are constitutional and moral ways of taxing and the IT is not one of them. - Anonymous
Thank you for your advice and the link, I will follow it up and it’s appreciated.
And you’re right, he’s resonating with his fans but I meant he’s not resonating with the masses overall.
There were points in Dr. Paul’s speech after S.C. where he said some great things. As I said, I stand firmly for most of what he says and stands for. I love and adhere to the tenants of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers. I love liberty and smaller, less intrusive government. I agree that we shouldn’t nation build and I’m all for the gold standard being reimplemented. I also support closing some bases overseas. As a retired USAF airman, I’ve seen that there is certainly waste in some locations. I could go on… I see eye-to-eye with him on many things.
But there are also many other things about Ron Paul that I’m not a fan of. I’m a fan of a strong, modern military (I served during the “deterrence” times of the USAF). I don’t like his positions on drugs, isolation, the border, Iran (in particular), war, he’s not an overt Christian, etc. I don’t want to debate these things… I just don’t like what he’s said over time on those subjects (though he does profess to be a Christian). And just like with all the candidates, there are the “likability intangibles” that affect my perception of him. He seems old and frail, grumpy, and many of his answers ramble on and touch multiple points.
I’ll look deeper beyond the exterior. We have to vet all candidates thoroughly. I’m a Christian (born-again, bible-believer). I’m Independent. I’m conservative. I’m retired USAF. All of these shape my views and choices.
And I coined a phrase from Mark Levin: Re-pubic-ans. I despise the demon-crats and really don’t like the repubicans anymore either.
- Anonymous
Agree….I think if RP put his FP as simply as “stop all foreign aid and we need to take a serious look at our overstretched military and see where we can scale back bases and bring people home.” IF he said something to that effect I believe he would have more votes. I agree on the likability factor and on the Christian factor as well.
- Anonymous
Cool… I think you’re right.
It’s funny, I’m really starting to respect him in terms of his constitutional stance, positions on our currency and the Fed(up), and a few other things. If nothing else, I hope the other candidates embrace many of those ideas.
Thanks for your response.
- Anonymous
He should do the right thing an drop out but he won’t. We wants to make more money off of his sheeple before he does drop out.
- puma_for_life
I don’t think you understand. He is polling better than Santorum in Fl and better than gingrich or sanatorum against Obama. He has his name on all 50 ballots; gingrich and santorum do not. If anyone should drop out is is those two…they are stringing their supporters on and not being honest.
- Anonymous
The MadAmericanMom has no answer for this?
Think about it – over 500 delegates – unattainable by ging and santy. No one brings this up. It’s a huge issue. And every time the Romulan doesn’t win – Paul’s chances increase. There’s going to be some rude awakenings when we get to LA, NV, OK and especially CA.
- http://twitter.com/113KriEger 13Krieger
No he is not! Ron Paul has 8% and undecided has 9%. You have your RonPaulBot glasses on too tight. Also, I got news for you….Ron Paul will not win the GOP nomination, period! Conservatives would rather sit out the election than have an isolationistic appeaser like Ron Paul as President. Why? Because he will lay the ground work for the next world war by showing worse weakness than the Obamanation in the white house. That is why!
- puma_for_life
Conservatives, if that what you want to call them, always find a reason not to vote. They didn’t vote last time because McCain was too liberal; they won’t vote this time for Paul because he is too conservative. You guys just like to lose and complain about it and then blame someone else for everything that is wrong with the country. You think Gingrich is conservative? You have your pretend conservative glasses on too tight; he is very big government ethically challenged liar and I predict if he should become potus (heaven forbid) he will either be impeached or forced out of office on etlhics issues because he is totally immoral.
- cabensg
If the only thing you knew about Paul was what you’ve seen in the last two debates he doesn’t come off to bad. It’s only when you get the whole picture things start to look flaky. I certainly don’t want him for president but I see no reason to disparage him representing his state. At least he isn’t some idiot liberal like the ones we’ve seen in video clips. Some of them make you wonder how they even find their way home let alone hold elective office.
- http://twitter.com/113KriEger 13Krieger
You are right…he’s worse when it comes to foreign policy. Ron Paul is too busy living in a dream world in his head because he things if the USA can have policies like Neville Chamberland all will be ok. NOT!
Ron Paul is a loonie!
- StNikao
NOTE – NEWT WAS CLEARED of those violations – and they all know it – bringing this is just ‘political air pollution’ to influence voters who don’t do their homework. They have teams of people writing ugly smears on the political blogs day and night. Must not be working.
Link:
http://rogersdaughter.wordpress.com/2012/01/22/newt-was-cleared-2/
http://www.mrc.org/bozellcolumns/newscolumn/1999/col19990209.asp - puma_for_life
Oh give me a break. I suppose you are a values voter; you know, someone who boos the golden rule and votes for an ethicallly and morally bankrupt snake.
- StNikao
No – I believe God redeems lives…takes morally corrupt snakes and makes saints of them and uses them in His vineyard.
Take Saul, St. Augustine, John Newton author of Amazing Grace who was a slave ship captain and many many others. I’ve also needed God’s help and grace myself.
- puma_for_life
And so I gather you feel the same way about Bill Clinton?
- Anonymous
I can just see Bill Clinton biting his lower lip and saying, “Jesus, I didn’t mean to not have sexual relations with that woman.”
- Anonymous
You have no idea how bad it is. You need to research what kind of man he is. He is the worst of them all… Seriously… I’m not just being political here.
- Anonymous
Clinton? Or Paul?
- http://twitter.com/113KriEger 13Krieger
both! lol
- Anonymous
Ginky.
- StNikao
The Gingrich campaign has posted the Freddie Mac Agreement here:
http://www.healthtransformation.net/galleries/default-file/FreddieMacAgreement.pdfNewt’s not hiding anything.
- Anonymous
Meanwhile, we learn that Mitt INVESTED in Freddie and Fannie!
- Anonymous
Why would investing in a tradable stock be any different for Mitt than it is for me. I have many investments myself, and Mitt makes his income off investments.
The possibility that Bain Capital gutted companies from Corporate raiding, however, could be a different story. We won’t know till we see the books. I will hold my judgement till then.
- Anonymous
I don’t know the details, whether Mitt is even aware of investments in these agencies. But, ostensibly, it reminds one of Michael Moore’s investments in Haliburton.
- Anonymous
But Mitt’s not as handsome.
- Anonymous
To your first point and question. The problem is Mittens has made it a point that doing business with Fannie and Freddie is a disqualifying factor. So he’s being a hypocrite (big surprise).
- Anonymous
Well, yes. I have to agree that he’s a hypocrite, but doing business with them and buying stocks are two different things. They don’t quite relate. I wouldn’t call him a hypocrite on that point alone.
- Anonymous
Yes, see Levin video posted by Scoop.
- Anonymous
Thanks Scoop! My local carrier conveniently won’t televise it here…
- Anonymous
Watch out Newt you’ll be getting it from the left (Mittens) and right (Santorum).
Newt can KO both by attacking the establishment GOP which Santorum was part that doubled the debt and grew the size and scope of government since chasing him out… which left Republican unelectable in 06 and 08 resulting in Pelosi, Reid, Obama another 5 trillion and Obamacare.
- StNikao
I hope he will forget about Romney, Santorum and Paul, and focus on his good ideas and put down Obama.
- Anonymous
I am no Santorum or Romney supporter, by any stretch, but Newt had best be careful how he plays the “anti-establishment” card, especially after his over-the-top support of Medicare Prescription Drugs during the debate. Was he pandering to Florida seniors, maybe?
In any case, he has way too much big-government baggage (Dept of Education, Lautenberg Gun Ban, federal land grabs, and more) to play the anti-establishment candidate. Besides, he is only now recovering from his anti-capitalism rant against Romney. The only thing that saved him from that media disaster in South Carolina was knocking CNN and ABC off their self-proclaimed pedestals during the debate.
In summary, Newt cannot hide his voting record, and the other candidates will play the “hypocrite” card if he gives them an opening. He is strongest when he goes after the media, Obama and the democrat party.
- Anonymous
Watch for Rick and Mitt to sink to new lows in smear politics.
- Anonymous
Santorum has been the cleanest running candidate of all the remaining candidates. His attacks during debates have been valid and above the belt…
Mittens on the other hand… man, it’s gonna get messy.
- Anonymous
So, you thought Rick looked good on last week’s televised debate, dripping with disdain for Newt, talking about “his lack of discipline, an idea a minute, etc., etc.”? All in his typical grimacing manner? Rick has run to the last refuge of debaters – ad hominem attacks.
- Anonymous
Whereas Newt has and even does at this point push to not go after each other but to go after Uh uh Oh Bummer.
- Anonymous
Actually – he flat out lied about Ron Paul on the Right to Life rating. He’s rated 100%. Please see:
http://www.votesmart.org/candidate/evaluations/296/ron-paul
Abortion stance:
This was not above the belt.
The only times they rate him lower is when he votes against laws at a federal level on abortion. He feels that the greater likelihood of getting rid of it is to put it back on the books on all 50 states – just like it was before RvW when the SC centralized all that power with one ruling.
- puma_for_life
I’m finding it really boring….
- http://punditpawn.wordpress.com PunditPawn
Gingrich should show up in a full armor suit, he’s going to need it with three going after him.
- Anonymous
I wonder what kind of stunned questions ole’I would marry Obama if I could’ Williams is going to ask. I hope all of them throw it back in his smug face!
- StNikao
Turns out ROMNEY also made money from FANNY/FREDDY Investments:
http://amerpundit.com/2012/01/23/romney-invested-heavily-in-fannie-freddie/
http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2012/01/23/romney_defends_investments_readies_tax_returns/ - Anonymous
I just watched Ann on O’Rielly, she has now fully embodied fish-monger’s wife mode. Bill was turning red in defense of Newt(which says a lot!) She seriously needs to see her Doctor and soon!
- Anonymous
I saw that. ‘I get the last word. I get the last word.’ Humorous, actually.
- StNikao
The comments under her article trashing Newt @ Townhall were ALL negative against her. Let the pundits and politicians beware.
- Anonymous
She need a serious back-lash and soon, hopefully one that effects her pocketbook. I’ve just about had enough!
- StNikao
A little hot stuff on Romney just in time for tonight’s debate:
Mitt Romney and Bain: Massive Medicare and Medicaid Fraud – largest criminal fine in history
http://hotair.com/archives/2012/01/23/palin-to-christie-dont-get-your-panties-in-a-wad-over-gingrichs-victory-in-south-carolina/comment-page-2/#comment-5358485
http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Damon+Clinical+Laboratory+Pleads+Guilty+And+Receives+Sentence-a018759318 - puma_for_life
Suporting evidence: Ron Paul does better than Santorum or Gingrich against Obama.
Of all the Republican candidates, Mitt Romney routinely does the best against President Obama in a hypothetical general election match-up. But who does second best?
Not the current front-runner, Newt Gingrich, who has the worst unfavorables of any Republican still in the race. Turns out Ron Paul is the Republicans best hope should primary voters reject Romney.
PPP, 1/13 – 1/16
Obama 49, Romney 44 – Obama +5
Obama 47, Paul 42 – Obama +5
Obama 49, Newt 42 – Obama +7CBS News/NY Times 1/12 – 1/16
Obama 45, Romney 45 – even
Obama 46, Paul 42 – Obama +4
Obama 50, Newt 39 – Obama +11ABC News/Wash Post 1/12 – 1/15
Obama 46, Romney 48 – Romney +2
Obama 49, Paul 42 – Obama +7
Obama 52, Newt 40 – Obama +12CNN 1/11 – 1/12
Obama 47, Romney 48 – Romney +1
Obama 48, Paul 46 – Obama +2
Obama 52, Newt 43 – Obama +9 - Anonymous
The crazy religious zealots in Iran agree. Ron Paul is the guy.
- Anonymous
Nice work – thanks.
- Anonymous
Even the wise cannot see all ends…..
I wouldn’t put to much stock in media polls 11 months from the election. Just ask president Hillary Clinton.
- Anonymous
Mitt: It all comes down to leadership. Newt had his turn. Now it’s my turn. Myturnmyturnmyturn!!!!!!!
- Anonymous
Ron Paul: Oral flatulence
- Anonymous
guffaw – you so funny!
- Anonymous
Mitt: I am a Northern Republican. Not a conservative. Witness, New Hampshire.
- Anonymous
Santorum looks much nicer in a suit.
- Anonymous
Same old diatribe by the Ken doll. Most lies and mischaracterizations. Been there done that
- Amy
LOL – you’re referring to Romney, right? One of my earliest observations was that he looks like Ken doll’s dad. Of course, I also think Newt reminds me of a garden gnome without the hat and beard. Or an angry Captain Kangaroo (that one came from Greg Gutfield at Fox).
Sorry, I’m digressing – it’s late and I’ve been up much too long.
- Anonymous
Travelocity?
- Amy
Yep! That the one! I’m not going to make the whole debate. Way too tired and punchy.
It’s the same old stuff anyway. - Anonymous
It’s only fitting that a garden gnome has a wife with ‘helmet head’.
- Anonymous
now now
- Anonymous
Debate questions are lame
- Anonymous
who the hell is paul’s tailor? should be shot
- Linky1
All he needs is a tinfoil hat to compliment the outfit. EWWWWW
- Anonymous
I agree. His jacket rides up in the back and makes him look like a hunchback.
- Anonymous
I hope Gingrich stays measured. Romney is so audacious. For him to throw darts at Newt’s leadership experience is sickening. Romney’s former staff who wrote Romneycare were summoned by the Obama administration to help craft Obamacare. Has he no shame?
- Anonymous
nope!
- Anonymous
Has he no shame?
No.
- Anonymous
Did Newt use campaign cash for a new hair blow dryer?
- Anonymous
hahahahahahahahaha!!!
- Linky1
Newt has definitely had a good grooming.
- Anonymous
including manscaping???
- Anonymous
Now *that* is something I don’t want to know about any of these candidates.
- Anonymous
Next weeks leading debate question “Candidates how do you feel about manscaping? Are you for or against? Congressmen Paul we’ll start with you…..”
- Anonymous
Romney has no economic plan other than the old establishment crap.
- http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2GR77FIJZ2A2ZBKZFGRXYG7QY4 kim
Anyone else think Mittens sounds like Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer?
- Anonymous
So far I am bored…I am used to fireworks after the last 2 debates…I am spoiled.
- Anonymous
Oh. I guess it’s not just me.
(Post below.)
- Anonymous
I hope we get into some real red meat here and soon!
- Anonymous
Let’s see Brian Williams tax returns.
- Anonymous
I’d like to see his IQ score.
- Anonymous
I will never forget him reporting on the Iraq war with the white sunglasses outline around his eyes. He got fried out there and he’s been fried since.
- Anonymous
I don’t recall Newt being in congess during the financial crisis
- Anonymous
He was not, but then you knew that.
- Anonymous
No, he was busy getting paychecks from Freddie Mac as they were inflating the housing bubble.
- Anonymous
do tell
- StNikao
There was more than one financial crisis…. just vote the Democrats or RINOs in and there you go.
- Anonymous
Half an hour in and no questions about policy. “Mitt, let’s talk about your taxes. Newt, what do you think of Mitt’s record at Bain Capital? Newt, what’s with all this Freddie Mac stuff? Ron, are you going to run third party, or will you endorse the eventual winner? Rick, how come you lost your Senate seat so badly?”
Worst. Moderator. Ever.
- Linky1
It’s NBC, which is really ABC -the all Barack channel, what do you expect??
- Anonymous
Brian Williams is such a tool. He’s the kind of guy who would shove you out of the way to catch a glimpse of his own reflection in a store window.
- Anonymous
Brian Williams take control!!
- David Boyes
hell …. fiyah ….. and ………. brimstone …. go Newt !!
- Anonymous
Is it just me or is this debate boring?
- Anonymous
bo—or–ing!
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OQI5D66OXO7X2FE4NVCZC7BAMA Joe
Very boring!
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
It sure started off that way. Newt and Mitt, but it’s not so hot now either an hour and a quarter into it.
- Anonymous
Romney as an attack-dog is a pathetic thing to see..he seems like he is trying too hard.
- Linky1
Mittens accuses Gingrich of “influence peddling?
- Anonymous
mitt is a slimey little slimeball
- Anonymous
They’re letting Romney fillibuster with the same old garbage
Williams is an idiot as a moderator
- Anonymous
No, Williams is doing his best to help Romney, because that is whom the Democrats want to run against.
Keep in mind that NBC is the Obama Press Broadcasting Corporation.
- Anonymous
NBC
Numbnuts
Buffoons and
Charletans - Anonymous
That might be another reason he never asked Mitt about the VAT tax which Mitt has said he would consider.
VAT is evil. I think every European would agree with me.
- Anonymous
Who does Mitt resemble most?
The actor who played Jack on LOST?
Mr. Fantastic from The Fantastic Four? - http://www.facebook.com/people/Ed-Herold/100000009157399 Ed Herold
Bruce Campbell – Army of Darkness
- Anonymous
Especially with that chain saw hand of his.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Ed-Herold/100000009157399 Ed Herold
Evil Dead II – When his hand went bad ….I see Romney!
- Anonymous
Especially with that chain saw hand of his.
- http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2GR77FIJZ2A2ZBKZFGRXYG7QY4 kim
Mitt always sounds like he needs to take a Sudafed… massive nasal congestion!
- http://www.facebook.com/troygabrielson Troy Gabrielson
Why is Mit complaining about help to elderly with better coverage
- http://www.facebook.com/troygabrielson Troy Gabrielson
Why is mit complaining about elderly people getting better care?
- Anonymous
Ron Paul stars in “A Beautiful Mind”….without the meds
- Anonymous
Agree with Paul on Econ
- Anonymous
Whether you like Ron Paul or not, that was a brilliant answer about the housing boom and bust.
- Anonymous
We do need him to help fix the fed. Not as pres, but as economic input.
- Anonymous
make him treasury secretary
- Anonymous
Treasury Secretary doesn’t really have any substantial power. I can’t see RP being Treasury Sec. for any of the other guys on stage. He needs to be Fed Chairman but that will never happen in a thousand years.
- Anonymous
can’t be fed chairman as the fed will go away
- Anonymous
The Fed needs to go away, but in an orderly fashion. It will likely go away in a chaotic fashion though, when the fiat currency standard fails.
- Anonymous
It will never happen before the dollar fails. When it does, the fed won’t have any power anymore. They will essentially be out of business. The Fed will end, just not before it is too late. These banks literally control the world. Our politicians know this, and will never cut out their influence. They know that the currency will crash. That is the plan. When it does, the central banks and world government will create a new world reserve, controlled by the IMF. We will be their slaves.
Paul won’t take the job, because he knows that they won’t let him do what he would want to. They won’t offer it, because they don’t want to destroy their cash cow. Without the Fed, the federal government becomes powerless.
- Anonymous
Wow dude! I’m proud of you. You’ve come a long way from where we started. Seems like the name calling is behind us?
(Hopefully you won’t prove me wrong with your reply.) - Anonymous
I don’t like Paul’s foreign policies. That’s a biggie. Other than that, I think he has some domestic policies he could re-think. But his economic ideas are good.
I don’t believe I’ve ever done any name-calling to you (other than a possible Paulbot here and there, which would be well deserved). If I have been harsh with you, it would only stem from responding to something you may have said out of left field, not from my own initiating of name-calling.
Please let me know where I’ve done that, and if appropriate, I will apologize. But don’t give the impression to people on this site that I’m a name-caller. Thanks.
- Anonymous
Ha – no need to apologize.. In the beginning – you were very um – combative…
I would definitely say you have grown and begun to traverse more – as have I (concerning Paul on the Israel issue.)
I think the main thing that we all miss on this site is the real problem causing our arguing and that is we don’t trust ANYONE. We’ve all been lied to so many times by the media and the gv. - Anonymous
Just to let you know, I didn’t apologize. I said that if I had said anything inappropriate, I would apologize. I don’t believe that’s the case.
I get combative if someone is speaking inappropriately, so perhaps you need to review your own statements. That being said, I do research. Trust is an earned comodity. I know how the LSM twists things and then there are people who just parrot what’s been said. It’s good that we all do our own research, as ‘the truth will set us free’.
- Anonymous
I liked Barney Fife, too-he also made me LMAO
- Linky1
He has moments of brilliance when he takes the tinfoil hat off.
- Anonymous
Ron Paul would be good Sec. Treasury.
- Anonymous
He’d make the best President of the ones that are up there. None of the baggage….
- Anonymous
Mitt,
why renegotiate mortgages. that’s the problem. housing market needs to reach equilibrium before it can improve
- Anonymous
I am getting distracted by the reflection in the background…pretty cheap props. Sigh, I am far too bored now…I may go vacuum to entertain myself.
- http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2GR77FIJZ2A2ZBKZFGRXYG7QY4 kim
Crowd must be bored too. They’ve been awfully quiet.
- Anonymous
Are you sure? I thought I heard some snores….
- Richard Laycock
Yeah, who rounded up these people? This isn’t a legit audience. I think this is a preview of the Obama debates. If the GOP is stupid enough to let the Networks setup the debates there will only liberal questions and no conservatives in the audience. Everyone will sit on their hands or applaud Obama.
Deadly dull but that is about as good a Obama could hope for.
- Anonymous
Williams instructed them at the beginning to sit down and shut up basically. Didn’t want to have any momentum build up like in SC I guess.
- Anonymous
blah blah blah blah blah blah blah blah……………..
- Anonymous
We propped up Castro by sanctions?
- Anonymous
see, mitt wants to spend more money at lockheed, general dynamics etc. how dow we get budget under control?
- puma_for_life
I think this blockade of Cuba is stupid. I agree with Paul. If we just started trading with them, build a few Macdonad’s and sell coca cola, there would be a revolution quickly because people all want what we have once they get a taste of it.
- Anonymous
Canada trades freely with Cuba. We should as well. Ron Paul is right.
- Linky1
That was done by the Canadian Communist Castro-loving Prime-Minister Pierre Trudeau. All Canadians care about are the cheap vacations to Cuba, forgetting what life is like down there for the locals.
Personally, I will NEVER set foot on Cuban soil as long as it is a Communist dictatorship. Let the Michael Moore’s of the world, ones whi love COmmunism and their health care brag all they want, until Cuba is free, this is one Canadian who will never set foot down there.
- Anonymous
If Castro dies, there could be a chance to have change in Cuba. If the US opens negotiations and starts talking trade, we might be able to negotiate a trade agreement that favors the people. Otherwise we might end up doing as Newt, Gingrich, and Santorum want to do: Use force, either covertly or overtly to install a new government, or at least take out the current one. Then, maybe the people in Cuba can have the same kind of change that Libya and Egypt have.
- Anonymous
The people have to be good (morally) and want freedom. The only thing you can accomplish what you are talking about is to install a dictator that is friendly towards the US like we’ve been doing since 53. As you can tell – this eventually ends in failure and the result after is a government that is anti-American.
- Anonymous
That was kind of my point when I mentioned Libya and Egypt. The Muslim Brotherhood is only friends with our CIA, not America. The Cubans wouldn’t get anything good out of that scenario.
We do trade with China, and they literally have slave labor factories. Americans love the products made from 12 year old slave girls. Why not have the children in Cuba rolling our cigars? They might get more food in the end.
We can’t take them out without ticking of a couple of other countries. So why not simply end the sanctions, and open trade? That might make it easier for us to keep an eye on them.
- Anonymous
Excellent – this is what Paul has been talking about all along. He compares where Vietnam is with us now versus where we were when we were fighting with them.
If you are fighting – you lose all influence and actually strengthen the opposition. This is what he meant when he said we were propping up Castro by placing sanctions on them (Cuba.) - StNikao
CUBA’s Castro has devilish intentions and not good will toward the US – this is not because of anything we did, but because they adopted a communist dictatorship, then made buddies with Russia and invited a national threat – missiles – nukes. They are NOT our friends – but like Venezuela’s dictator, are chums with Islamic Hezbollah and other terrorists.
We had best watch Cuba, South and Central America very closely.
- Anonymous
I so agree with you! The drug cartels have invited the jihadists in to help them in their tunnel work. After all, nobody does tunnels like the “palestinians”.
Unfortunately, the jihadists have their own plans. Have you noticed that more and more of the “lone wolf” type wanna-be terrorists have Spanish surnames? And the drug dealers are using classical terrorist methods to take out their opposition. Five years ago, how many times did you hear of beheadings in Mexico? Now they are becoming a weekly occurance. I am really afraid that Mexico is quickly becoming a failed state and a magnet for jihadis.
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
Many Cubans in Florida are all for sanctions.
- puma_for_life
I know, that’s why the other candidates were all pandering to them. The cubans who originally fled here from Cuba were the moneyed class and they lost everything. The problem is that at this point whatever they lost, their property, is gone, done no more. They will never it get it back. Rather than continue pandering to these people, it would be better for them (because they could go back to visit if they wanted) to open relations and start trading. I believe that this would eventually lead to a freer, mor prosperous Cuba…which could only be positive for this country. I met a young man last year who was Cuban; he came to this country on some type of cultural exchange and ended up staying some how (maybe defected, dont know). But he said the same thing. The houses that these people lost were opened up and given to “the people”. Everyone got a room to live in but no one took care of it so the properties are decaying and falling down. The exiled Cubans would not even recognize their own property.
- Anonymous
Yes!!!! You are asking question! Ok. Here is the answer:
Adversity strengthens the leader. Power coalesces and unifies behind those fighting the enemy. When the US placed sanctions on Cuba – it helped Castro actually helped solidify and actually rally the support he needed to replace the existing (and corrupt crony capitalist government) and bring in communism. Very much in the same fashion as Obama – where Trumka is his Che.
- Anonymous
I don’t see communism as being where we end up. It seems like that is usually accomplished by conquest or overthrow. No, I think that we will move from our current socialist/fascist/crony capitalist state in to globalism. Globalists use all the other isms to gain control through the central banks. The banks ultimately shut down the countries, then global control takes over. The closes thing to globalism would probably be totalitarianism. When our currency collapse, we will get locked down into a totalitarian police state. We will finally have a dictator, and nobody will really care what ism it is called. Though people do like their isms.
- Anonymous
We have 9 of the 10 planks of communism in place – here and now in our country and have had so since the 30′s. Most glaringly since the 60′s. Look them up – you’ll be amazed.
- Anonymous
Afganistan is FUBAR. Totally corrupt government
- Anonymous
ron paul,
blame america first - Anonymous
He blames our misguided policies, not we the people.
- Anonymous
Claiming we just commited an act of war and Iran is just retaliating isn’t going to resonate well or help his cause.
- Anonymous
What do you call what we did?
- Anonymous
what? putting ships in the area. We always have ships in the area
- puma_for_life
He was saying that sanctions and blockades against a country are an act of war,which they are.
- Anonymous
I’m sorry, like the rest of the commentors here I seem to have no information about a US “blockade” of Iran. Perhaps you could enlighten us? Where is this “blockade”? When did it start? Does it involve the Navy, the Army, both? Is there a No-Fly zone? Troops on the ground? Are we stopping Iran’s UPS trucks at some border crossing? What gives?
- KenInMontana
A blockade is an act of war, sanctions are not.
- puma_for_life
Sanctions are a direc attack on the people; it hurts the citizens. I would call that an act of war.
- Anonymous
You don’t seem to understand the concept of sanctions at all. Sanctions are non-violent ways of influencing the actions and/or behavior of a country’s goverment, much like discipline. A sanction could be refusing to allow one country’s goods to be sold in a common market, or restricting the access of its citizens to other countries, or refusing to sell goods to a country. It’s not invading, bombing, firing missiles or engaging in military actions.
It’s simply shunning, on a grand scale.
- Anonymous
What you are missing or discounting about sanctions is the devastating effect they have on the people of the country being sanctioned. You are trying to discipline the government but you punish the citizens.
- puma_for_life
You don’t understand; economic sanctions hurt the people in the country. If they cannot trade they cannot make money they cannot eat they are forced into poverty. That is an act of war.
- KenInMontana
You would be incorrect then.
- Anonymous
Gingrich said, not to long ago, that sanctions were an act of war. I was quite surprised when he admitted it.
- KenInMontana
Gringrich was incorrect in that assessment.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Ricardo-Galvan/100001729378103 Ricardo Galvan
Paulbots are out of touch with reality. It doesn’t matter what we did, you’d still hate your own country.
- puma_for_life
So, if someone offers a different opinion and different options in foreign policy that means they hate their country? I don’t think you understand that the current war making policies have nothing to do with protecting our country and everything to do with war profiteering and the military industsrial complex.
- KenInMontana
Have you ever read Eisenhower’s speech? I’ve noticed that Paul’s supporters bounce from one out of context quote to the next, you really should go back and read his speech instead of regurgitating that threadbare “military-industrial complex” meme. Eisenhower was warning against a government subsidized and dependent private sector, and he of all people acknowledged and was aware of just how important the defense industry is to our national defense capabilities.
- puma_for_life
I’ve noticed how people who dislike Paul bounce from one out of context quote to the next; you really should read Ron Paul’s book “The Revolution, A Manifesto” . Paul makes a distinction between military spending and defense spending. And guess what, their currently is a subsidized and dependent private sector, called military contractors, who feed off of these undeclared wars. Further, preemptive war is immoral.
- KenInMontana
If you noticed that about those who “dislike” Paul, perhaps his supporters should not post quotes and claim they mean something else than they originally did. As far as cutting a distinction between “military” and “defense” spending, that is simply a case a parsing words to create a issue, just who do you and Ron Paul think does the defending? The Cub Scouts? Which “undeclared” war are you speaking of ? Whether or not a “preemptive” war is moral or immoral is subjective, it depends a great deal on one’s perspective and the situation at hand.
- puma_for_life
None of our wars since WW II gave be declared by congress per the constitution. And no, military and defense spending are not the same thing. The US embassy in Iraq which is bigger than the Vatican is military spending; defense spending is providing our troops with what they need (these are examples, not all inclusive).
A preemptive war is a war started before anyone has done anything; i.e., the Iraq war was a preemptive war and thus immoral.
- puma_for_life
I can’t edit, I meant since WWII have been declared
- KenInMontana
Actually every war since WW2 has been duly authorized by Congress. There is no magic formula hidden in the Constitution as to what form a declaration of war should take, no specified wording or format, the document only states that the power to commit our armed forces to combat rests with Congress. Which it has done.
- Anonymous
Oh, yeah. You must hate America if you don’t agree with our foreign policy. You must hate America if you don’t want your rights taken by a tyrannical government. You must hate America if you don’t like your genitals fondled by minimum wage federal workers at the air port. You must hate America if you don’t like that 60% of the people killed in Iraq were civilians.
You can only love America if you are slowly accepting of communistic, socialistic, and fascist domestic and foreign policies.
- StNikao
THE WHOLE WORLD THROUGH NUMEROUS ENTITIES HAS TRIED TO REASON WITH IRAN, but as you may not know, ISLAM, is a psychotic condition…it is an ideology that contains two completely opposite beliefs that cannot be reconciled whichkeeps its followers in a state of conflict, instability and chaos. Besides that it fosters racism, hate, misogyny, violence, oppression, injustice, deception, aggression and sexual assault of women and children…and it is worse than the KKK or Nazi Germany.
Islam should not be allowed in our country and the UN should not allow Islamic countries to be members. It should not be tolerated amongst the fellowship of nations. We should not trade or give aid to any country that practices it.
- Anonymous
So who should we kick out first…Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, or Muhammad Ali?
- puma_for_life
Good one.
- Anonymous
Mitt is tanking. We are going to be left with four (4) unelectables here if this keeps up. Obama is licking his chops. Romney got owned so bad at the beginning by Newt that Obama ordered up another scotch and put the remote down because he is enjoying this so much. P.S. I think both Romney and Newt are qualified to be president, but this crap needs to stop before they are all too damaged to win in the fall!
- Anonymous
I MIGHT vote for Romney as dog catcher
- Anonymous
I heard he puts his dogs on top of the car
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
ROFLBO!!!! You remember!!!
- Anonymous
Ya, I thought it was despicable. My pets are family members and treated just like my kids (no, my kids don’t sleep outside)
- Anonymous
There is even a moment in the Bain documentary when Mitt’s grandmother dies and he wraps her in a blanket and ties her to the roof of the car. Oh, wait, that was National Lampoon’s Vacation. Sorry.
- Anonymous
No, no. I think you were right the first time. I’m sure I read that somewhere. Seriously, though, the dog story is true. Told by Mitt himself.
- K-Bob
And now we’re all going to Wallyworld.
- Anonymous
Watching the debate: Willard Milquetoast Romney is….. toast.
- http://twitter.com/Seanmj63376 Sean Johnson
Oh great. They are going to bring out two liberal dipsh*ts to attack.
- Anonymous
it will be good for newt
- Anonymous
I hope Ron Paul takes his Thorazine during commercial break
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Y2OFNJFKFRM65TGRGKVJXZJHAA Rene
mitt is way out of his league on foreign policy! The more the questions come out on foreign policy, the stronger NEWT comes out and the more mitt stutters to try to “sound” strong!
- Anonymous
Romney criticizing Part D didn’t help him in death’s waiting room
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Y2OFNJFKFRM65TGRGKVJXZJHAA Rene
the whole “debate tactics” by romney might be good for winning a contest somewhere as his new Mccain debate coach is training him on, BUT it makes him look so petty as he tries to nitpick defending the undefendable attack ad policy he uses to try to avoid answering questions!
- Anonymous
mutually assured destruction presumes a rational enemy. Iran is not rational
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Y2OFNJFKFRM65TGRGKVJXZJHAA Rene
Santorum and NEWT are SO RIGHT on islamic republic of Iran. Those of us raised in Iran KNOW FIRST HAND how awful the iranian government is and how dangerous to the life of All Americans and our allies!
- Anonymous
drill baby drill
- cabensg
Horrible so far. Boring except for the cat fight between Romney and Gingrich. Romney comes off great to the people who already love him. Gingrich is slightly wounded but only a small bandaid will have it healed by tomorrow cause it was mostly old stuff anyway. Of course I would say that cause Newt’s my guy. Santorum’s trying to look tough but I finally have to mute it when he gets so long winded I can’t take it any more. Oops their back.
- Anonymous
you can’t vacation if fuel is too expensive you ignorant S**T
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
The threat of an oil spill? In the past 20 years, how many oil spills have there been? Oil seeps up naturally offshore more than anything, so there are always some tar balls washing up somewhere along our beaches. Tourism is huge in Florida, but not all people work in the tourism industry. We need more jobs, and oil would help with that.
I like Santorum’s answers on the questions he’s gotten so far.
- Anonymous
True. Stopping us from drilling doesn’t stop India and China from doing it. The rigs are out there. They are just not ours.
- Anonymous
In fact a rig from Spain is arriving now and will be drilling just 60 miles or so from our coast. At the same depth as the Deepwater Horizon. But our guys can’t go there. Ain’t that a scream?
If Congress doesn’t react on this my head might just blow up.
- Anonymous
As I was saying in another thread, they also use slant drilling so they can get as close to our shores as they want
- Anonymous
Here come the bleeding heart libs trying to push their agenda
- Anonymous
Who?
- Anonymous
Moderators
- Anonymous
Mitt: Me too! Myturnmyturnmyturn!
- http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2GR77FIJZ2A2ZBKZFGRXYG7QY4 kim
- Anonymous
Newt,
you want citizenship, pick up a rifle Good stuff
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
Would that same thing apply to say, people coming from Iran, or Afghanistan, Syria or any other muslim nation? I can understand his point, and I know it’s a rare occurrance, but all I could think of when Newt said that was Ft. Hood. It would be easy for an enemy to infiltrate, whether they are from the middle east or from south America…
- Anonymous
national id and sanctions against employers
no jobs…no illegals
- Anonymous
Self-Deportation due to bad economy. Obama unwittingly a genius at solving the illegal immigration problem.
- Anonymous
Speaking of stolen social security numbers….
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
I agree with Santorum on his illegal stance.
- K-Bob
And he got away with it?
- Anonymous
no subsidies period
- Anonymous
mitt take money from sugar growers and he talk about newt’s influence peddling
- Anonymous
Sugar Cain.
- http://magnusorerar.blogspot.com Magnus A
And Newt didn’t really answered the question on his position on ethanol…
Like “bla-bla” then “free market is preferable”.
Of course they are! But the answer?
- Anonymous
i find ethanol subsidies repugnant
- Anonymous
We wouldn’t have ethanol subsidies if we could drill for our own oil.
- Anonymous
agree we have ethanol subsidies for environmentalists for clean air. problem is, ethanol uses more energy and pollutes water more than oil
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OQI5D66OXO7X2FE4NVCZC7BAMA Joe
DID YOU ALL KNOW – That as a bonus —
That Ethanol RUINS your fuel system
It rots out your tank and fuel lines
It attracts water and BINGO!
- K-Bob
I’ve been studying ethanol from various perspectives for years.
- puma_for_life
That’s how all of his answers sound to me…blah blah..he can’t shut up because he thinks he is so wonderful. Yuk.
- StNikao
He was asked about sugar cane not ethanol…and he gave a reasoned answer.
- cabensg
Why can’t they just answer the question like Newt. I’m tired of pushing the mute button.
- puma_for_life
Answer like newt…that’s when I turn off. Sorry, but to me he is just a bag of hot air that panders to whoever he currently needs to get a vote from. He is a big blah blah blah…
- Anonymous
this debate sucks
- Anonymous
That about sums it up.
- Anonymous
Make that a triple!
- cabensg
So far no ones winning or losing it’s just boring the same old statements over and over we’ve heard in other debates. I am so bored. If it doesn’t get better soon (doubt it) I’m going to bed will watch the rest tomorrow.
Now watch if I turn it off something good will happen.
- Anonymous
What this debate needs:
A lifesize barbie doll installed right next to Mitt Romney.
With sign overhead: “Barbie and Political Ken” - Anonymous
Terry Schiavo questions? Really?
Short answer: THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO STAY OUT OF OUR LIVES!!
- puma_for_life
That’s how I feel.
- Anonymous
What the heck is wrong with this audience? I wonder if they were told they had to only politely clap….there was some good answers that deserved some cheers.
- StNikao
They were asked not to cheer this time.
- Anonymous
where did you hear that? I think the audience should tell NBC to kiss it, and cheer away!
- Anonymous
Yes. They were basically told to sit down and shut up.
- Anonymous
Pshhhtttttt….what is this, commieville? People aught to be able to cheer if they feel like it!
- Anonymous
It’s FL, not SC.
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
As far as Terri Shiavo, Her PARENTS BEGGED congress to do something. There was a LOT to this case, and the parents did not want to see their daughter put to death in a horrible and painful way. One thing I always found incredible, is that at the time of this case, where people were working on putting her to death by starvation and dehydration, yet, the Washington sniper who was in jail was on suicide watch and being FORCE fed because he tried to go on a hunger strike.
The ONLY good thing that came out of Terri’s case was that it made a national awareness about the need for a DNR.
I agreed with Santorum and Newt’s answer on this.
- Linky1
Nice try with an ambush question of Santorum and Gingrich. It didn’t work, as both answered honestly, truthfully and from the heart. Loved Newt’s comparison with the extraordinary lengths gone to for death row inmates.
- Anonymous
cut nasa don’t pander
- Anonymous
I thought NASA’s mission was muslim outreach.
- Anonymous
space race? wtf?
- Anonymous
Girlie Journalist: “There is no way to put an American in space…”
Yes, there is. Just last week I saw a CNN moderator kicked to another planet at the end of Newt’s foot.
To the Moon, John King!
- Anonymous
Good one!
- Anonymous
Space Balls. We needs Space Balls.
- Anonymous
waste of time with those two morons
- Anonymous
During the break, NBC will provide free adrenalin injections to the audience.
- Anonymous
LOL~
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OQI5D66OXO7X2FE4NVCZC7BAMA Joe
Is there an audience ? – Are they tied up and gagged??
http://www.visualphotos.com/photo/2×3102643/Businessman_Gagged_with_Black_Tape_42-17157553.jpg
- StNikao
Newt is head and shoulders above everyone. He is a national treasure.
- Anonymous
and his hair looks tremendous tonight
- Amy
Needs a red hat and beard
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7YZKRU6ALJJRZNT7FAR6UU6FGI Tim N
That made me laugh BankGuy. He does have tremendous hair tonight. Head and Shoulders?
- Linky1
Head and shoulders above the rest….well, Santorum is in a tie for that!
- StNikao
Needed a haircut.
- Anonymous
I don’t think he’s THAT far above everyone. He’s good, but Santorum is really good.
- Anonymous
Great answer, Newt. Tax cuts aren’t enough. We need to strip burdensome regulations, and lower taxes. In that environment, America will be unstoppable.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OQI5D66OXO7X2FE4NVCZC7BAMA Joe
jklljmnhiwefiohwi
———————OWWWW!!!!!!
I nodded out – and my head hit the keyboard –
Is it over yet?
- Anonymous
i fell asleep also; woke up in a puddle of drool
- K-Bob
A quick Google search turned up no bands named “Puddle Of Drool.”
However one band had a song with that title. I won’t link it here because the band name itself was too graphic for this site.
I hate when a joke doesn’t play out correctly.
- cabensg
Newt still rocks he’s the only one that can speak in such a way you actually listen without going to sleep. What Romney said about NASA wasn’t totally wrong just not substantive. He only knows generalities and thinks people like that. Ok you sick of my liken Newt…so good night. But it was still true.
- Anonymous
YAWN. Who has the no-doz? I need a couple of tablets. Anyone?
- Anonymous
What this debate needs:
Next question, Newt should tell Brian Williams, regardless of what he says, that it is the closest thing to despicable he’s ever heard. - StNikao
What’s a Newt debate without that anyway? It should be a tradition/mandatory for every debate from here on. :8-)
- Amy
I’m officially disgusted with myself. I should have just gone to bed instead of hoping for a substantive debate.
When will I learn…
- Anonymous
next debate?
- StNikao
THURSDAY NIGHT, 8PM EST, CNN
- Anonymous
is wolfy moderating??
- cabensg
Oh! and Brian warned everyone at the start not to jump up and down or clap. Just sit down and shut up you ignorant slobs and let us experts conduct the show.
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
I laughed out loud when Williams mentioned crispy creme as one of the most well liked governors… what? Since when?
- Anonymous
Krispy Creme is the grown up version of eric cartman on south park
- Anonymous
I really don’t watch South Park, but I have to say you’re right!
- Anonymous
irreverent and equal opportunity
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
I’m sure I’d laugh, if I only knew who you meant…. I’ve never watched South Park.
- http://magnusorerar.blogspot.com Magnus A
Newt use to answer — e.g. on private vs. federal involvement in space technology — as he discusses with himself, so that one wonder where he will finally land. Romney immediately gives clear answers, and shows leadership by communicate a vision!
- Anonymous
Huh?
- StNikao
Newt recommended a private/public collaboration, with goals and prizes, rather than just a national space program. That sounds great.
Romney didn’t say squat.
- KenInMontana
Romney couldn’t find his own backside with a flashlight and a map. Besides I didn’t hear a substantive question from any of the moderators throughout the entire night.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7YZKRU6ALJJRZNT7FAR6UU6FGI Tim N
Nytol will help you get your Z’s.. Or is it the Republican debate hosted by NBC?
- Anonymous
mitt, you lying piece of shite
- Anonymous
And they say Republicans are boring.
- Anonymous
good tee up for Newt
- Anonymous
Did anyone else notice the Florida audience to be rather odd?
They were the most emotionless and reaction-less of all the primary audiences so far.
- Anonymous
retirees fell asleep
- Anonymous
I know! They seem like conservative drones. Haha!
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
Maybe a lot of retired Canadians there?
- Anonymous
Newt is knocking them for a loop once again. He has solid answers on a multitude of issues. Meanwhile Sarah is on with Eric Bolling trying to justify why she isn’t running while pointing to Newt and ripping the GOP machine. How many fronts can Romney and his lemmings fight on? That is my question. Where do the elites go next? They are coming apart at the seams! I am “we the people” and I love it!
- Anonymous
I wish someone would come up with some proof one way or the other about Romney’s “job creations” claim. I’d like to know if what he claims is true or not.
- Anonymous
Santorum is befuddled
- Anonymous
Santorum, get em!
- Anonymous
(crickets chirping)
- Anonymous
while you shoved pork into PA Ricky a real conservative
- Anonymous
Santorum always looks like someone is behind the podium squeezing his toe with a pair of pliars.
- Anonymous
Or like he’s got a really bad tooth ache.
- Anonymous
Is there some way to prevent NBC from ever holding another debate? Watching ice melt is more stimulating!
- Anonymous
I agree…what a waste of time this has been, I hope Florida looks back on the last 15 debates, and ignore this.
- Anonymous
The average Floridian is 120 years old. They are either sleeping or watching reruns of Urkel in the nursing home. They are not watching this.
- Anonymous
stop it..120 years old!
- K-Bob
But they do have all the money.
- Anonymous
totallt useles debate
- Anonymous
Yes, your record is pro-choice, pro-gay, pro-socialize medicine.
- Anonymous
gee teddy had to take a mortgage out on his house
wtf?
- Anonymous
And Romney lent him the money.
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
Yes mittens has a record- mittenscare, cap and tax. Pandering to the militant gays for gay studies in public schools, pandering to gay marriage. Gun control. Abortion. Yeah sure mittens.
- Anonymous
His shadow has yet to catch up with his frame. They are scaring each other to Mittens!
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
LOL That made me laugh!
- http://profiles.yahoo.com/u/2GR77FIJZ2A2ZBKZFGRXYG7QY4 kim
I don’t want individual mandate at the state level either!
- Anonymous
That’s something for me to worry about too, what with Christy and Mittens suddenly being so chummy. I don’t like where this could go.
- Anonymous
America was last great before the antitrust laws and FDR screwed it up.
- Anonymous
is the ken doll on a teleprompter?
tired of hearing about his business experience
- Anonymous
Finally, the crowd showed a pulse.
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
I think that’s because it was time for the majority of them to take their assorted medicines.
- Anonymous
Thank you Lord it is finished!
- Anonymous
I tuned in late, and I’m not crying myself to sleep for that.
- Anonymous
I am in Canada, so it is only 7:47 pm here…sorry you lost sleep.
- Anonymous
Chuck Todd is repulsive!
- Anonymous
Chuck Toad
- Anonymous
He really does look like a toad…
- Anonymous
Brian Williams’s face got a little more crooked this evening.
- Anonymous
libs are saying newt was under control and applauding him
four corners
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_OQI5D66OXO7X2FE4NVCZC7BAMA Joe
Another TRS contributor posted this previously
Whether you like Newt or not – It is funny
The debate is over – Now chill out with this
OMG – It’s Mandrea Itchell _ SCARY!!
- Anonymous
cut her hair and put glasses on and she’d look just like her husband
- Anonymous
Is it immature to wish a fight broke out?
- Anonymous
no..anything would have been better than that!
- Anonymous
who holds next debate?
- Anonymous
Current TV, moderated by Keith Olbermann
- Anonymous
Are you sure it isn’t comedy central?
- Anonymous
After enduring this debate, I’ve decided that I’ve done nothing to deserve listening to the post-debate pundits on NBC.
- StNikao
Sorry, but I loved every minute… :8->
I’ve been so horrified with the current administration that I’m desperate for encouragement…and hope for change, just not Obama’s kind.
- Anonymous
I enjoyed it, too. But it was a relatively staid affair.
- Anonymous
nbc says newt won.
- StNikao
Newt’s answers were thoughtful and revealed a huge grasp, understanding, research, experience, etc. of every issue discussed.
I’d have to say that Andrea Mitchell and the other commentator after the debate were impressed…very impressed.
- Anonymous
Dick Morris thinks Santorum won. (No wonder he has no clients.)
- Anonymous
I watched his live tweets as well….he was right about Newt winning SC, but he was wrong that Santorum would get second in SC because of the last debate. He really doesn’t care who gets into the WH…just as long a Obama leaves…or that is what he said anyway.
- Anonymous
Yeah, I actually like Dick Morris and follow his lunch videos. He’s just another perspective.
- Anonymous
Good debate. Decent questions and I liked how NBC managed it overall. It sucked that they focused almost exclusively on Mittens and Newt… but when Santorum and Ron Paul had their say, I think they made the most of it. I still don’t agree with Ron Paul’s foreign policy but he hit some good points on the economy, the Constitution, and did well overall. Santorum also did very well imo. He seemed more confident, resolute, and his answers were pretty good. He also got a nice slap on Mittens and Newt in the end – further distinguishing himself. I still have him as my number 1.
Newt did well but I feel he got hurt a little by Mittens, who was overly ready to destroy Newt. Honestly, Romney’s attacks were unwelcome and annoying.
Overall, I’m glad everyone remained focused primarily on Maobama and his failed presidency. Thank you again Scoop for providing this link! God bless America!
- Anonymous
I think Mittens hurt himself because he looked constipated up there.
- http://no-apologies-round2.blogspot.com/ AmericanborninCanada
That too.
- Amy
Did we watch the same debate?
Just messing with you Sober – I actually appreciate your take on things.
- StNikao
Newt came out looking calm, competent, collegial and Presidential.
Romney looked scared and insecure not Presidential, but he would make a great bureaucracy downsizer to reduce the size of the government agencies.
Santorum was good on foreign policy and would make a good Attorney General, Sec. of Defense? or VP? but not Presidential – yet.
Ron Paul is always good in the area of money/economics, Sec. of Treasury or Commerce?
- Anonymous
Mitt,
how are you conservative?
I had 7 kids
was a liberal governor of a liberal state - Anonymous
There is family man conservatism and political conservatism. Both are necessary.
- Anonymous
Ward Cleaver can’t get us out of the mess we’re in.
- K-Bob
Bring on Eddie Haskell!
- http://twitter.com/cfallon57 Cheryl Fallon
John Adams in a speech to the military in 1798 warned his fellow countrymen stating, “We have no government armed with power capable of contending with human passions unbridled by morality and religion . . . Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”
There is no question about HOW to make the Constitution work for America but I don’t know that the hearts of the people truly want to get back to that foundation…I mean judging by the break down of the family and lack of family values in this country.
I think how Romney answered that question was pure and simple-he is a husband, dad first-he built a strong family first, then he is a businessman, etc. Ane when this is over, and if he doesn’t become President-he still goes back to his strong family, his successful business and living the American dream.
This country is nothing without family values first!
- http://onthemark1.blogspot.com On The Mark
I’d sooner vote for Secretariat.
- http://www.facebook.com/people/Steven-Valdez/1806887704 Steven Valdez
So who won the debate:
NO ONE!
NBC SUCKS… WASTE OF TIME
- Anonymous
Who won the debate? CBS and ABC!
- StNikao
Newt won the debate hands down.
- Anonymous
I don’t see a clear winner. They all played it kind of safe. Santorum was the most outspoken and had many good answers, but I have a hard time saying he won the debate because he always looks kind of petulant doing it.
- Anonymous
I did. I left halfway through
- Anonymous
I’ve watched every debate and forum and must say this one was BORING! I missed the crowds interaction since Brian Williams told them at the beginning they could NOT respond to the answers. If you can’t respond…. why even attend! I really enjoyed the crowds responses in the prior debates.
Guess NBC was on notice not to allow ANY positive feedback to the Republican candidates. Why else would they do it? NBC takes their marching orders once again.
- Anonymous
This Image Generator cartoon might say it best:
http://www.imagegenerator.net/browse/bad_comment/score/157127/ - Anonymous
Wow. Newt actually looked embarrassed at one point. Romney had him speechless for a few seconds. Wow.
- Anonymous
Actually, I was embarrassed for Romney. He reeks of desperation and flop sweat.
- Anonymous
Romney was stuttering at times, but did you see the look on Newt’s face when Romney put him on the spot? He actually had silent air time when it came time to answer. It just surprised me. Romney didn’t add any substance to the debate. He just spouted off the talking points.
- StNikao
Newt’s silence was a dramatic silence then he said something like: “I’m astounded that you are again attempting to float a false premise when I’ve refuted it over and over. I’m tired of wasting time on all this. I’ll put it all in writing on my website.”
- Anonymous
He went directly to diversionary tactics. This is why he won’t win against Obama. I really dislike Romney, but I’m glad he did it.
- Anonymous
He’ll win against O because he can be on the offense since he has such a horrid record.
- Anonymous
Are you saying that he will never be on the defense? At least half of the statements and comments made will be about Newt’s past. Not to mention the ads that he can’t immediately refute while people are watching them in their living rooms. Obama’s family life can be put up as squeaky clean compared to Gingrich. I am not a Santorum fan, but he was right when he said that Obama is going to have $1B from the banksters to throw around.
Newt doesn’t get the independents, that is why Paul and Romney are on top against Obama nationally. Newt will never pull dems over like Paul does. Romney will have struggle with Obama talking about how his health care plan practically mimicked Mitt’s.
- Anonymous
He’ll get the independents just like Reagan did. The establishment republicans always think you have to be moderate to win independents. Not true. That’s why Doles and McCains always lose.
- Anonymous
He may get the independents that actually believe that he is conservative, but many independents are just looking for a real change candidate. Many are tired of wars. Independents are independents because the republicans aren’t conservative enough, and the democrats don’t stop wars.
- Anonymous
And Aquavelva.
- Anonymous
Mr. Romney, what happened to what you said at the SC debate?
You specifically said that you should focus more on the current POTUS vs your fellow Republican contenders for president? That any of the candidates on the SC stage would be better than the man in the Oval Office right now?
Make a promise last week, break it this week.
- Anonymous
you wish
- Anonymous
Go back and watch it again. Watch the Newt during that exchange. Then watch the five or so seconds of silence when it was Newt’s time to answer. Newt go hit hard tonight. Paul basically backed up much of what they were hitting Newt with about when he was in congress, talking about what it was really like.
- Anonymous
That was Newt under control, not stumbling
- Anonymous
Yes, I think Newt’s strategy was not to be baited in. But to act like a front runner and brush off Mitt’s attacks.
- Anonymous
Don’t you think that is a tad bit optimistic? I actually felt bad for the guy, for about ten seconds.
- Anonymous
Next debate format:
Steel cage death match between Newt and Mitt.
Moderator: Vince McMahon - Anonymous
Next debate to be moderated by Snooki.
Or Steve Tyler. - Anonymous
So glad the audience was not able to skew the debate. It’s ridiculous that anywhere from 5 to a few hundred people can affect a debate that is being watched by millions. Let the viewers decide who made the best points without interference.
- Anonymous
They should have the candidates behind a sound proof wall, and no mics to the audience. Then they should only put subjects up for discussion, and let it play out between the four. If they only cover two subjects per debate, so be it. You would then see the real candidates, and you would get real information. Romney wouldn’t be able to turn the debate into a huge talking point commercial. Let them cut each other off, and act however they want, rather than having bunch of rules and a moderator controlling who gets what question.
Did you notice how the media predicted what would happen between Mitt and Newt. Did you notice that the questions were designed to make it happen? Did you notice the commentators after words talking about how they called it and what they expected happened?
These are circus media debates.
- Anonymous
Fine, just keep the audience out of it. They are interfering with the debate.
- Anonymous
The Romney campaign shipped in an animatronic Mitt from Walt Disney World today and it did better than the real Mitt.
- Anonymous
The real Mitt is frozen in cryogenic suspension.
- Anonymous
Mitt is the establishment’s choice, because they created him in a lab. He is the latest technology created in a huge underground compound in the middle east. The wars are just to distract from the project. They need to work on the stutter. Hopefully Bill Gates will come up with an update for the software.
- Anonymous
Yes, he is leftover technology from Westworld.
- Anonymous
they could have at least brought in Yul Bryner
- Anonymous
From what I understand, if Romney wins the presidency, they will have contracts with several different worlds. Apparently, the establishment are rogue aliens that are just here to use our resources for developing technology, and then selling it to the highest bidder off world. They need humans for slave labor, and that is where communism comes in. They took over China first, and have a really good labor program going. They started the Federal Reserve to collapse the system and get Americans to quit consuming. This has taken much longer than they expected, but they were actually able to quicken the collapse by starting war after war. They figure that Iran should finish us off. Then the weak will die off, and the Mexicans will replace Americans as their labor force.
Don’t tell anyone, I wasn’t supposed to say anything.
- KenInMontana
There are a couple of guys in black suits at the door asking for you……..
- Anonymous
Dang! Time to move again.
I wish I could get rid of the implant. I am tired of wearing tin foil.
- Linky1
This sums up Mitt ROmney in a nutshell.
- Anonymous
me thinks that there’s something stinky in those tax returns. if he hasn’t tithed 10% on gross income, his morman buddies will be pounding at his door
- Anonymous
Newt took a lot of abuse and looked hapless and embarrassed. You don’t say go to newt.org tomorrow and read my response when you are in the middle of a debate. I think this debate hurt him.
- Anonymous
He probably decided before the debate that he would not get drawn in and be put on the defensive for the whole thing.
- Anonymous
don’t think so…just not rising to the bait
- Anonymous
Wow, I just looked at the Drudge and the headlines were ‘No standing Ovation’. Didn’t Williams tell the audience not to respond to the answers?
- Anonymous
I was assuming so. There was clapping a couple of times for Paul, but it was pretty mild. The rest of the debate was silence, except before going to breaks.
- Anonymous
Yes. No responses were allowed by the audience in this one. Guess NBC was told not to allow ANY positive responses to any of the candidates, IMO. Only debate I’ve seen where the audience was not allowed to respond to the answers.
- StNikao
Typical Drudge ploy to steal glory from Newt.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Y2OFNJFKFRM65TGRGKVJXZJHAA Rene
Santorum keeps telling us he was against individual mandates . Read them and weep Rick
- Anonymous
I love it. I will send that to Ron Paul’s campaign.
- StNikao
Guess that makes Santorum a bald faced public on-the-air liar.
- Anonymous
Heck, I’m going back to reading my Brad Thor book
Scot Harvath for President! He’s the only one who can save us now. - Anonymous
Good book? I haven’t read Thor yet.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_Y2OFNJFKFRM65TGRGKVJXZJHAA Rene
It’s amazing to hear romney tell us tonight that he was ALWAYS governing as a conservative during his time in MA when all of us can watch romney in his own words right here! Watch how romney almost cries for how proud and “courageous” his Mom and he have been to be proabortion even while they were running in prolife districts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_w9pquznG4&feature=player_embedded
- Anonymous
even fat head ed is laughing at romney
- Anonymous
romney attacked part d in florida. is he nuts??
- Anonymous
I think the weak point for Newt was the Freddie Mac exchange. Mittens kept coming at him like a little pomeranian yap, yap, yapping at his ankle and he stumbled a bit.
He is going to have to answer to the Freddie Mac questions better than that.So far, i’m not satisfied with his answers, and I don’t think he did anything wrong.
- Anonymous
MSNBC just shredding Romney right now.
- Anonymous
Would it be uncouth if, every time Newt agreed with Mitt, he said, “You’re preaching to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.” ?
- Mary Beth House
What an awful debate. The format sucked.
If I were to pick a winner, I’d say Santorum. But the debate was so horrible…I wonder who stuck around for the whole thing besides political junkies.
It may slow Newt’s momentum…but I frankly doubt it.
- Anonymous
I prefer a variety show format. They should bring in the cast from Hee-Haw to sing songs between segments.
- Anonymous
I think the next one should be the Gong Show. Chuck Berris could get up and dance while the shepard’s hook hauls a candidate away.
- Anonymous
And if gets really boring, bring on Gene Gene the Dancing Machine!
- Anonymous
I thought this was brilliant on Newt’s part. He establishes that he’s a pit bull in previous debates, and of course there is criticism that he can’t control himself, etc., which is nonsense as we all know. Meanwhile, Romney looks like a wuss. So his advisors tell him he has to be a pit bull at the next debate, and Newt decides to act very calm and presidential in response. Did you hear Andrea Mitchell and the others referring to him as presidential afterward? So now he’s established that he CAN be both a pitbull and presidential all at the same time, and Romney looks like he has no idea what to do or how to act. Romney seemed a little desperate to take Newt down, and Newt just calmly stood there and acted presidential. I thought it was great, but I do admit, I am biased toward Newt.
And is it just me, or did Romney look pale and tired tonight?
- Anonymous
No offense, but I think that you may have rose colored glasses on for Newt.
- Anonymous
I admitted that, but Andrea Mitchell and the other liberal — Todd? can’t think of his name — both called him presidential, so I guess they had theirs on too.
- Anonymous
Romney really IS a wuss isn’t he….
- Anonymous
He’s pampered.
- Persephone
NBC censors the audience, tells them to shut up and just sit there…and they do?
What a bunch of sheep.
Were there electric shock outlets in the seats, that would shock them if they clapped or cheered?
I don’t get it.Worst debate ever.
- Linky1
The ABC (All Barack Channel) was trying to stifle the momentum gained by Gingrich in the last 2 debates, plus the SC primary. Who knows- maybe Pelosi, Reid and Wasserman Schultz picked the audience. Heck, even the Paulbots were quiet!
Judging by the latest Florida poll, Newt is kicking Romney butt soundly.
- Anonymous
Sorry, they didn’t get to interfere this time around. Newt was clueless without his little monsters.
- Anonymous
People clapped for Paul a couple of times.
- Anonymous
Kind of funny that Romney looks like Ken doll and Newt has Barbie doll looking wife.
Mittens tonight came off as angry ex-boyfriend whose girlfriend dumped him for the popular guy. LOLz! - StNikao
That’s just what Miss Carolina did! ;8->
- Anonymous
Romney definitely won the debate. I don’t see how voters can ignore the fact that Newt was a lobbyist for a monstrous government entity that helped destroy the American economy.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4UX5IMCQLMMNCCKQUWML6KN6NA Mark
That’s the lie. Romney can’t win with lies and he did not win the debate.
- Anonymous
He has lots of supporters in the street as well.
- StNikao
IT was the POLITICIANS – Clinton, Bush, Barney Frank and the rest of Congress both Democrat and Republican who wanted Fanny/Freddy to go unregulated that caused the collapse. They wanted lots of people to have houses – so they could brag about the statistics. THEY let the crooks cook the books.
No one would listen to Newt or any of the Conservatives about regulations or auditing them!
You cannot blame Fannie/Freddie on Newt or the Conservatives.
- Anonymous
Bush ran as a conservative, which, by the way, is one of the reasons I don’t vote labels. Too many fake conservatives out there.
- Anonymous
I agree, and that’s why I vote based on their records (voting record if applicable). When I do that, it becomes obvious that only one of the four remaining candidates resembles a conservative, and his first name doesn’t have four letters.
- Anonymous
Ron Paul is obviously the most conservative, but I’ve been supporting Romney because they have similar beliefs on free enterprise, and the electability issue. It’s very telling that Paul never criticizes Romney. It’s because they share the same free enterprise beliefs.
- StNikao
Newt won – he answered every question thoughtfully. He was calm, competent, collegial and Presidential.
Romney looked scared and insecure, uneasy, unprepared.
- Anonymous
Newt lost, that’s why he’s complaining today. No partisans to boo Romney and he needed them last night.
- Anonymous
What do you say about Romney having stock in Freddie and Fanny then?
- Anonymous
Blind trust, he has no input into where the money goes.
- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_4UX5IMCQLMMNCCKQUWML6KN6NA Mark
After the debate, Newt’s team sent an email to reporters titled “Mitt Romney’s Top Conservative Achievements.”
The email was blank.
- Anonymous
Phew… that was a snoozer but I forced myself to stay awake. Romney failed, his whole purpose was to get Newt to explode or yell, thus prove he’s ‘erratic’ etc. I lauged when Romney complained he was attacked in South Carolina, aw poor baby. Maybe if he didn’t unload millions and millions in garbage ads against Newt in Iowa… geez.
Andrea mitchell dropped a little bombshell at the end, she said Romney’s tax returns will show his investments include FANNIE and FREDDIE and he made hundreds of thousands (or more?) off those investments. whoops. A little bit hypocritical.
Newt won by keeping toned down for this one. The key moment, was when he paused a few seconds, he was supposed to yell or be all outraged, instead he bit his tongue and answered calmly. I guarantee you Romney advisors were cursing at that, that was the whole goal of this debate and Newt didn’t take the bait.
So he didn’t knock Newt down and he did nothing to shine, Romney is still going down.
Also interesting to see Ron paul and Newt breaking a little ice there… hmmm. Then Santorum, I think people say “who’s that guy… and why is he there?” - Anonymous
Oh and yes, Brian williams is an absolute bore. Ironically I think Chris Matthews or some lib nut would make a much better ‘moderator’ by comparison. At least it would have been lively, and I like when Newt yells …
BTW, Romney really is the dirtiest campaigner the Republicans have. He’s like the old cliche; “so when did you stop beating your wife?” Only he uses the line ‘influence peddling’/lobbying. That little move to send a cake to Newt in South Carolina to commemerate his ‘ethics’ charges was classless and says a lot about Mitt’s personality, which is nasty.
I wonder if Newts critics will attack Mitt for using the ‘weapons of the left’ when he attacks Newt on the 84 ethics charges from Bonior/Pelosi etc , which were pure crap, all dismissed. Same as they did to Palin. - Anonymous
Time for Paul and Rick to exit, they frankly have no viable path to victory. Mitt is looking desperate, I think the realization that he has wasted 6 years and tens of millions of dollars is starting to sink in. He wants to be the leader of the free world so badly and its slipping away. I think he will need to be placed on suicide watch next week when he losses Florida and with it any possibility of the nomination. Newt baggage and all is going to be the nominee as of today. Unless Mitt and Rick can manufacture some convincing photos of him on the golf course with Obama or in bed with Satan I think we have our nominee. Batten down the hatches folks its going to be a bumpy ride. Let’s just hope we can survive Obamagedon and keep the house, take the senate while electing the first third wife and confirmed “other woman” first lady in history. Not asking for much right…..
- Anonymous
so sad and yet so true, I really thought we would have better choices this election.
- StNikao
Newt won – he answered every question well, thoughtfully, factually, historically, intelligently. He was head and shoulders above the others. He was calm, competent, collegial and Presidential.
Romney looked scared and insecure not Presidential, but he would make a great bureaucracy downsizer to reduce the size of the government agencies.
Santorum was good on foreign policy and would make a good Attorney General, Sec. of Defense? or VP? but not Presidential – yet.
Ron Paul is always good in the area of money/economics, Sec. of Treasury or Commerce?
- StNikao
Santorum was caught lying onstage. He said he didn’t support individual healthcare mandates – he forgot this:
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2012/01/09/401038/santorum-supported-individual-health-insurance-mandate-in-1994-republican-primary/?mobile=ncBetter rethink that one, Rick.
NEWT won by a mile.
- Anonymous
I see that the debate over who won last night still rages this morning. That had to be the most boring debate I’ve ever seen.
As to who won, I’d have to say that anyone who switched channels or turned the tv off won. All the salient points will be discussed in detail on the various news shows anyway.
Wonder what the ratings were at the beginning and end of that debate. - http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7YZKRU6ALJJRZNT7FAR6UU6FGI Tim N
Is anyone else tired of Mittens spinning the answer to a question around to talking points?
- StNikao
American Thinker is skewering NEWT this morning – http://www.americanthinker.com/
Titles:
“Newt Gingrich Is Shameless”
“He’s No Damn Good”
“One more sign that Obama is helping Gingrich”Last Night TownHall’s headline claimed the candidates were all losers.
WHY?
- Trust1TG
Newt on silencing the audience in the debate last night: The media have no right to silence free speech and expression.
http://cnsnews.com/news/article/gingrich-debate-s-no-clapping-rule-media-doesn-t-control-free-speech
- Anonymous
That’s what I said last night. I should be ashamed of myself for walking away halfway through, but I’m not. I’ll watch the highlights this morning, now that I’ve gotten some good sleep. But, it just seemed a waste of time. I think one point in the debate did bring out a weak point in Newt’s armor (the freddie mac issue). I don’t think he successfully addressed the issue, and he must before the general election.
- Anonymous
One issue? lol. He was getting paid as a health insurance lobbyist as well. It was one thing after another. Why in the world are we making a lobbyist our president?
- Anonymous
I’m sure NBC hand picked the audience, save a few gatecrashers, much like the O does in his townhall meetings and speeches. Pretty sad, if you ask me. I like what Newt said about having a day at Disneyland himself. Let anybody in and address the compitition headon.
- Linky1
Here’s two perfect moderators for any future debates:
- Anonymous
Is the full video going to put here?
- Anonymous
Romney had an epic fail in the debate. The most defining moment of the entire debate was the last question. Each candidate was asked what he has done to further the Conservative cause.
Romney answers:
I have children….so does Obama, Pelosi, Reid
I have a business….so does Buffet, Soros, Gates
I was Governor of Mass….Romney Care, tax hikes, funded abortionsWHAT!
The question that goes to the very core of your Conservative values, and Romney leaves the voters with this disastrous answer.
Romney just proved that he is a moderate and a Progressive and should not even be considered the nominee for the Republican party!
- Anonymous
Romney cut Newt to pieces with one hit after another. Newt just stood there like a totem pole, not knowing what to say, pleading with the crowd to stop the onslaught. Sorry Newt, this time you were all on your own. He seemed so small without the crowd. Reminds of one of them old westerns where the bad guy shrinks away when the mob goes silent.
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You are not thinking soberly here. (Sorry for the play off your name) Think about what you have said….
“The Repubican (your spelling) establishment won’t embrace him and his aggresive (also your spelling) vision or changes.”
Isn’t that what the tea party wants? Someone who is not the status quo?You say “he’s not resonating” – but you look at the dogmatic and “frantic” enthusiasm of his followers and say he is not resonating. He is resonating – with some. So now – the question is – why is he resonating with some and not others? What is causing this?
The difference between his supporters and his detractors is that they have read one of his books where his positions are carefully and cogently explained. Once you read them – a light goes off and – you wake up.
I was where you are at now – just a little over four years ago. Very conservative – very Rush Limbaugh – faithful Hannity & Colmes watcher. (I couldn’t listen to Levin – not because I didn’t like his content – just couldn’t stand his voice) I heard Paul’s speech in Iowa and my questioning began.
I strongly recommend you read his book “Liberty Defined”. It is very inexpensive and I promise you will change your mind – like I did.
Spend a few minutes watching this recording of Fox – and leaving out the bias of the person who put it together – ask yourself – how would I have taken this if I had watched this?
You can’t start asking questions till you ask the first one. Sometimes – it takes someone else to get you started – hopefully – I’m that person!
Thank you for your advice and the link, I will follow it up and it’s appreciated.
And you’re right, he’s resonating with his fans but I meant he’s not resonating with the masses overall.
There were points in Dr. Paul’s speech after S.C. where he said some great things. As I said, I stand firmly for most of what he says and stands for. I love and adhere to the tenants of the Constitution, the Declaration of Independence, and the Federalist Papers. I love liberty and smaller, less intrusive government. I agree that we shouldn’t nation build and I’m all for the gold standard being reimplemented. I also support closing some bases overseas. As a retired USAF airman, I’ve seen that there is certainly waste in some locations. I could go on… I see eye-to-eye with him on many things.
But there are also many other things about Ron Paul that I’m not a fan of. I’m a fan of a strong, modern military (I served during the “deterrence” times of the USAF). I don’t like his positions on drugs, isolation, the border, Iran (in particular), war, he’s not an overt Christian, etc. I don’t want to debate these things… I just don’t like what he’s said over time on those subjects (though he does profess to be a Christian). And just like with all the candidates, there are the “likability intangibles” that affect my perception of him. He seems old and frail, grumpy, and many of his answers ramble on and touch multiple points.
I’ll look deeper beyond the exterior. We have to vet all candidates thoroughly. I’m a Christian (born-again, bible-believer). I’m Independent. I’m conservative. I’m retired USAF. All of these shape my views and choices.
And I coined a phrase from Mark Levin: Re-pubic-ans. I despise the demon-crats and really don’t like the repubicans anymore either.
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The crazy religious zealots in Iran agree. Ron Paul is the guy.
Yep! That the one! I’m not going to make the whole debate. Way too tired and punchy.
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Needs a red hat and beard
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Maybe a lot of retired Canadians there?
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LOL That made me laugh!
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Did we watch the same debate?
Just messing with you Sober – I actually appreciate your take on things.
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Santorum keeps telling us he was against individual mandates . Read them and weep Rick
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I admitted that, but Andrea Mitchell and the other liberal — Todd? can’t think of his name — both called him presidential, so I guess they had theirs on too.
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Oh and yes, Brian williams is an absolute bore. Ironically I think Chris Matthews or some lib nut would make a much better ‘moderator’ by comparison. At least it would have been lively, and I like when Newt yells …
BTW, Romney really is the dirtiest campaigner the Republicans have. He’s like the old cliche; “so when did you stop beating your wife?” Only he uses the line ‘influence peddling’/lobbying. That little move to send a cake to Newt in South Carolina to commemerate his ‘ethics’ charges was classless and says a lot about Mitt’s personality, which is nasty.
I wonder if Newts critics will attack Mitt for using the ‘weapons of the left’ when he attacks Newt on the 84 ethics charges from Bonior/Pelosi etc , which were pure crap, all dismissed. Same as they did to Palin.- http://pulse.yahoo.com/_7YZKRU6ALJJRZNT7FAR6UU6FGI
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